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This is the post-Savile era. The days of not coming forward because you are 'worried about your mortgage' (the video) are thankfully lessened.
Sure, the evidence may be seen as weak, but that's the law we have. 'Innocent until proven guilty'.
In Brand's case it doesn't mean he is guilty of being a rapist or sexual predator.
So what happens now? If the police dismiss it because of 'lack of evidence' does everyone now think the police are useless, our justice system is useless and Brand is a rapist sex predator?
In the case of the interviewee, and given what's happened with Savile, they will not want to be seen as doing nothing. She should have reported it and so should everybody else.
And nobody, but nobody, should shy away from doing so for the sake of their mortgage.
People are entitled to think what they want, regardless of a court ruling.
My position on this is to listen to women on the matter, don't dismiss what they're saying with a 'yea but' because you think they should act a certain way based on a perfect scenario. They are the ones going through it.
The Met, for example, come across as an organisation staffed almost exclusively by rapist thugs. Who in their right mind would go to an organisation like that to report a sex crime?
Boys and men get abused and raped too. Any potential victim should be listened to and not one should feel scared, unable, or worried about doing so. I said this in my first post.
But others not reporting it when they 'know something' is just plain wrong.
Do something to help potential victims. Sitting back keeping quiet helps nobody.
Snowballs?
It would be a lovely world if each and every victim could stand up on their own, but that is not the case.
Read this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60215575
It might help you understand why people could be reluctant to report sex crimes. I doubt that's the only police station staffed by a bunch of thugs.
Analogy..
1) If there was only 1% chance of being able to buy a burger at Mcdonalds, i'm sure the people wanting a burger might decide it is a fucking stupid place to go and try and get one.
2) They might be further put off by having to drop your pants and someone has to put a clipper lighter up your arse before they even consider you in the tombola for a burger.
3) You can only do the above after someone much stronger than you has chinned you out cold within the previous few hours hrs.
4) That person will see you got the burger and have a much bigger interest in getting it back than you do.
But hey be courageous, you might get lucky, better than just sitting around wishing for big mac eh? Or maybe just grab a sandwich instead.
I find it baffling that, because the stats are so low, some have an attitude that we should simply trust victims, regardless of when the accusation is made or whether there is any evidence. I don’t have an answer but it’s not that.
My band, Red For Dissent
I left the place within a few days and never had any contact with any of them again. I was shocked that friends could turn on me based on such nonsense 'evidence'. I was also shocked that two women could make such a baseless and dangerous accusation against me.
Since then, I never had ANY work meetings in a room with only me and one or two women. A few times I even feigned illness when necessary to avoid or get out of such a meeting. I also avoided such situations in my personal life unless I knew the women very well indeed.
Thank God my experience was so scary but didn't lead to anything serious. It was a very strong lesson but thankfully a very cheap lesson.
Naturally you think it couldn't happen to you. You are so wrong.
Both women turned up to my leaving drink to show "no hard feelings"!!!
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/katherine-ryan-about-russell-brand-comedy-roast-b2415598.html
while lots of people accept whatever bad thing about him as true because of his persona, I’m not sure if I believe it. In the probably hundreds of hours I’ve listened to him talking, I find him to be very honest about his past. He’s always been very open about what he did during his crazy years and his autobiography goes into more depth too.
You haven't really put any effort in to be informed about the subject before you've made your mind up either way.
I don't think that there is any celebrity, or person I don't know who doesn't give a shit about me that could lead to me just dismissing allegations like this out of hand because I liked them.